Planning Grid -- Unit: Bonding & Compounds
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4

Two Heads are Better than One

Reciprocal Reading

Part 1: I model reading & questioning

Part 2: I model reading, students question

Part 3: Students pair off to do strategy on their own for remainder of section 7.1

Materials: Textbook, graphic organizer

Homework: Read up to p.243 on own, take notes using same method of summarizing every 3 paragraphs, notes turned in for grade
8 is Enough!

Admit: What are the first two electron orbitals?
How many electrons make up the outermost (valence) shell?

Discuss: What does octet mean?
Start with the prefix, oct- what words have oct- ?
What do they mean?

Octet: 8 outer electrons. Valence shell can hold 8 electrons, atoms have diff # of electrons

Lewis Dot Structures: How to Write. Demo 3 or 4. Work in pairs to complete worksheet.

Split class into 6 groups, each makes poster/presentation on
Ionic Bonds & Compounds, Cations, Anions (mono & poly), Covalent Bonds & Compounds, Binary Compounds, Multiple Bonds

Materials: Worksheet


HW: Review notes on chapter through p. 243
Isn't It Ionic?

Admit: Draw Lewis Dot structures

Divide class into 6 groups.

Bonding Groups Present, 4-5 min each (30 min) Supplemented with notes as needed. Self Assessments

Bonding Inquiry activity

Materials: Bonding Inquiry Handout, index cards, sticker dots

HW: Read remainder of chapter starting on p. 244
What's in a Name?

Finish Inquiry: Ionic and Covalent Bonds

Naming Lecture

Hydrate discussion with fruits -- difference between dehydrated apple and regular apple


Materials: small index cards, small circle/dot stickers (3 colors), markers, in process inquiry sheets, Naming Worksheets, dehydrated apple, regular apple, various fruits

HW: Dehydrate fruits, gather labels, finish naming worksheets

Day 5
Day 6
Day 7


Water, Water, Everywhere

Admit: Naming Quiz

Label activity -- common household products, find chemical names we know, write chemical formula, guess product

Hydrate Inquiry Discussion:
Fruit results
Highest water mass
Highest water %

Develop hydrate inquiry procedures in groups

Materials: hydrate inquiry handout, labels handout, labels worksheet, sample laboratory equipment for inquiry

HW: think about hydrate inquiry, revise procedure
Inquiring Minds Want to Know, Hydrate Inquiry Day 2

Hydrate Inquiry, finish procedures, perform inquiry activity


Materials: laboratory equipment as outlined in student procedures

HW: Answer questions on inquiry, calculate data if completed.
Let's Wrap it Up

Hydrate Inquiry analysis, conclusions

Chapter 7 Review, in groups of 3

Materials: dry erase boards & markers (6 sets), sample review questions

HW: Review for test